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Poland will change its laws to better protect the energy sector from acts of pre-war sabotage. The people will have to bear with the inconveniences. However, they will be smaller than the consequences of a successful attack – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

Last week, President Andrzej Duda presented a draft amendment to the law on the actions of state authorities in the event of an external threat to state security. The head of the National Security Bureau emphasizes that the amendment is a key element of the country’s defense. „It is a response to the growing challenges […]

So what Poland has the naftoport if Russia can blow it up? So what if we have Saudi oil when we are still dependent on fuel imports? Can Saudi Arabia cooperate with Russia in the region? These questions remain unanswered in the political dispute in Poland – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

„While Poland has developed capabilities in some areas, it has a lot of work to do in others. An example of the strengths of the Polish industry is the production of  gun barrels at the Stalowa Wola Steelworks, where technology transfer to  these facilities is currently relatively straightforward. […] An example of the Achilles heel […]

 „Once the current contract is over, the transit of Russian gas via Ukraine as it is now will end. There is no political will in Brussels or Kyiv. Russia believes that its fuel will be needed by the Europeans, but this will not happen,” says Yuri Onyshkiv, an analyst at Refinitiv, a British-American market data […]

The Ukrainians are effective at striking at the weak spots of Russia, which has so far evaded Western sanctions. If anyone is afraid of the consequences of their strikes on Russian refineries, they should tighten sanctions. Here’s how to do it – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

„We believe that the K2PL polonized tank program in cooperation with Hyundai-Rotem will contribute to improving Poland’s security and provide great opportunities for the domestic defense industry. Thanks to this, Poland will become a production base for main battle tanks in Europe,” says gen. Euiseong Lee, Vice President of Hyundai-Rotem Defense Business in a conversation […]

„If we manage to mobilize our NATO partners, then Russia with a GDP at the level of Italy or even lower will have no chance in the arms race. Putin feeds off the fact that Europe talks more and acts less. Even from the EU program for ammunition production, only 30% was fulfilled,” explains general […]

The Warsaw European Conversation 2024 conference was an opportunity to renew Poland’s call for greater NATO spending on armaments. Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski warned that China and Russia were not sitting on their hands.

„We have three years to prepare for a confrontation with Russia,” said the head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) Jacek Siewiera. He added that such a scenario is real, and Poland should prepare – reports TVN24.